Although Australia has completely laid flat, the spread of the virus has not stopped.
At the same time as the domestic epidemic slowed down, Australia, especially In Victoria, many variants of the new crown virus strain were found.
We still have to do a good job of protection.
New strains
In the past 24 hours, Victoria has undergone more than 14,000 nucleic acid tests:
There were 2,699 new confirmed nucleic acid cases, and 8,765 self-tested positive cases were reported, for a total of 11,464 cases.
Yesterday, 5 people in Victoria died of the epidemic, and the positive nucleic acid test rate was 18.5%.
There are currently 526 hospitalized cases in Victoria, of which the total number of ICU cases is 31.
There were 3,293 new confirmed nucleic acid cases in NSW, and 4,993 self-tested positive cases were reported, for a total of 8,286 cases.
Yesterday, 4 people died in NSW, and the number of new confirmed cases and deaths was lower than in Victoria.
There are currently 1437 hospitalized cases and 65 ICU cases in NSW.
From 0 to 24:00 on May 15, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 151 new confirmed cases. Among them, there were 11 imported cases (7 cases in Fujian, 2 cases in Guangdong, 1 case in Shanghai and 1 case in Yunnan), 140 cases in local cases, including 69 cases in Shanghai.
There were 1,076 new asymptomatic infected patients, including 57 imported from abroad and 1,019 local cases, including 869 cases in Shanghai.
According to the latest news from the Victorian Ministry of Health:
In the course of routine testing of wastewater samples across Victoria, the Omicron BA.4 or BA.5 variant has been identified in 15 wastewater samples.
In addition, a variant of Omicron BA.2.12.1 was found in five wastewater samples. This means that these entirely new variants of the virus may have begun to spread widely in Victoria.
So let's take a look at the latest immigration policies of each state!
Nan
Upon arrival in South Australia, all travellers (vaccinated or unvaccinated) must:
- Isolation is performed on arrival and rapid antigen testing (RAT) is performed, ending when the test is negative
- Check for symptoms within 14 days of arrival
- While international travellers can arrive in South Australia under these conditions, they are still subject to vaccination requirements under other directives (e.g., only people over 12 years of age who have received full COVID-19 vaccination are allowed to enter high-risk settings)
Victoria
All international travellers arriving in Victoria, whether vaccinated or not, do not need to quarantine.
In addition, the Victorian Government:
- Rapid antigen testing or nucleic acid testing within 24 hours of arrival in Australia is strongly recommended and there is no need for self-isolation while waiting for results.
- If symptoms of COVID-19 develop within 7 days of arrival in Australia, nucleic acid or rapid antigen testing is mandatory. If a nucleic acid test is performed, self-isolate until you receive a negative result. If the rapid antigen test is positive, the Health Authority results must be reported.
- Wearing a mask when needed allows you to transit directly to another state or territory upon arrival in Victoria
Nsw
International travelers who are not fully vaccinated do not need to be quarantined at the hotel.
Therefore, international travelers need to:
- Isolate at home immediately
- Rapid antigen testing (RAT) or nucleic acid (PCR) testing is performed within 24 hours of arrival and isolation continues until a negative result is received. Isolation can be ended upon receiving a negative result.
- Do not visit high-risk locations for at least 7 days upon arrival. For the next 7 days, rapid antigen testing is strongly recommended within 24 hours of visiting the premises.
Queensland
If you don't have COVID-19 symptoms after entering Queensland, you don't need to quarantine, as long as:
- Tested negative within 24 hours of arrival
- Test for any symptoms within 24 hours
- Do not visit any high-risk places (hospitals, nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, prisons, and detention centers) for 7 days.